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Crazy Talk/Mental Health

Am I ‘Traumatized Enough’ For a Complex PTSD Diagnosis?

August 20, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 26 Comments

If trauma is affecting your mental health, you deserve compassion, care, and support. Full stop.

Mental Health

I’m Not Settling For ‘Good Enough,’ And Your Psychiatrist Shouldn’t Either

August 12, 2017August 13, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 4 Comments

Sometimes we forget that there's more to life than just being okay.

Mental Health

5 Ways Your Critiques of Psychiatry Might Be Ableist

August 5, 2017August 8, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 5 Comments

If you truly cared about mentally ill people, you'd advocate for any paths in recovery that make life more livable for us.

Crazy Talk/Mental Health

Crazy Talk: Why Do I Keep Making Myself Sad On Purpose?

July 27, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 9 Comments

Emotional self-harm? It's a thing.

Mental Health

Crazy Talk: Is Your Boredom Just Depression In Disguise?

July 21, 2017August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 5 Comments

"Even if I did get a hobby, I wouldn't have had the ability to participate or enjoy it."

Mental Health

Yes, Sometimes I Internalize Mental Health Stigma, Too

July 7, 2017August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch Leave a comment

And I guess in my mind, I wanted to believe that maybe my kind of crazy was friendlier, gentler.

Mental Health/transgender

3 Transition Obstacles I Never Expected as Mentally Ill and Transgender

May 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 5 Comments

The psychiatrist said to me, “Have you ever considered stopping the testosterone?”

Mental Health

As a Suicide Attempt Survivor, I’m Still Waiting For Stories of Resilience On TV

April 17, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 21 Comments

Give me the '13 Reasons Why' of the 92-95% of people who wake up and have to face a world they weren’t expecting to see again.

LGBTQIA/Mental Health/transgender/Writing

Who is Sam Dylan Finch?

April 8, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 4 Comments

Transgender and mentally ill writer, editor, activist, and queer of many feelings.

LGBTQIA/Mental Health/transgender

Wellbutrin Is My True Love, Top Surgery Is On The Horizon, & Other Life Updates

March 7, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 9 Comments

I even keep a gratitude journal now and I meditate every day – it feels a little gross, to be honest.

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Sam Dylan Finch. I’m a writer and positive psychology practitioner that’s passionate about queer joy — with none of the self-helpy bullsh*t. I wrote that thing about people-pleasing that you showed your therapist. I’m much weirder in real life.  ✨ He/they. More?

 

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Almost daily, I get messages like these. Asking me if life with a mental illness will always be this hard. I don’t know your story — but I can tell you mine.
Sometimes when we're procrastinating, we're too busy beating ourselves up to remember why we care about what we're doing. If you're stuck and lacking motivation, try walking yourself through these questions. 👇🏻
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